'i Was Living In The Toilet' - Sick Li Moves Into Masters Contention

Most group would telephone into activity sick erstwhile they person been up each nighttime pinch a bug.

Most people, though, don't play nan Masters for a living.

China's Li Haotong feared he would not beryllium capable to play astatine Augusta National connected Friday aft spending nan greeting "living successful nan toilet" because of illness.

But nan resilience he showed to powerfulness done and complete his 2nd information was rewarded pinch a three-under par 69 which propelled him into contention for nan Green Jacket.

Li, 30, thought he would only negociate to play a fewer holes earlier having to quit, but was capable to complete each 18 and ended up 4 nether par, 2 shots down clubhouse leader Sam Burns.

Asked if he was amazed astatine really good he played considering his beingness condition, Li said: "I am, actually. Especially [because I went] to nan toilet past nighttime a batch of times.

"This greeting erstwhile I sewage to nan play people [I was] still emotion really bad and benignant of surviving successful nan toilet."

Li, who changeable a one-under 71 connected Thursday, started pinch a birdie connected nan first earlier bogeys connected 4 and 7 put him 1 complete astatine nan turn.

However, he settled down connected nan backmost 9 and landed 4 successive birdies connected 13, 14, 15 and 16 to push precocious up nan leaderboard going into nan weekend.

Never mind glugging h2o and taking medication, it turns retired sinking birdies putts is nan champion cure for sickness.

Li, who is making his first Masters quality since 2019, joked nan flurry near him "feeling good" again.

"I didn't deed galore balls connected nan driving range. I was emotion really, really bad. No energy, fuzzy, want to propulsion up something," he said.

"I really conscionable planned to play a fewer holes, spot really it goes. If really sick, past I astir apt conscionable determine not to. I'm gladsome I survived today."